Fields of Fire

James Webb's intense novel about Vietnam, Fields of Fire was mentioned in Rachel Maddow's Drift and it was this recommendation that made me want to read it. My step-father (dead almost 10 years now due to a heart attack) survived 3 tours in 'Nam, but remained a racist SOB after his return. I do reca......more

My father was a radio operator in Vietnam, '69-'70. He saw things that are still beyond my realm of understanding. A few Christmases ago, he played a recording he had of a firefight he was in for my brothers and me. It was harrowing. What he told us after he were through with this recording was that......more

I just finished listening to this in the Audible format after I first read the book 9 years ago. As I listen to it it seemed like the first time I had heard much of it. I guess my memory didn’t hold many of the details over nine years. But this is a book that you should read if you want to have Some......more

I took my sweet time getting around to reading this famous Vietnam War novel ... 38 years, in fact. Vietnam was huge in my life, though like many other young men of my generation I didn't go. I had a deferment. I protested while other young men my age fought. I have always felt guilty about that. I......more